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¶ At the Highland Wind Farm in Iowa, 214 wind turbines silently generate enough electricity for hundreds upon hundreds of homes each year. “At 2.3 MW, you could imagine the average homes, produces 5,000 to 7,000 watts, is what an average home uses,” said Bill Nosbisch, Manager of Engineering at MidAmerican Energy. [Siouxland News]

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¶ Renewable energy plants in Scotland have helped displace 12.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in 2014, which is 119% more than in 2010. Scotland’s wind, solar and hydropower plants saved more CO2 from entering the atmosphere than what is released by every single car, bus and train journey in the country. [SeeNews Renewables]

Wind farm in Scotland. Author: Paisley Scotland. CC BY SA 2.0

¶ Tidal Lagoon Power has pushed back the start-date for its 320-MW Swansea Bay project by a year until 2017. The company is reported…